A projects estimated budget is 30 percent higher than what was outlined in the companys annual operations plan. As a result, the project manager experiences difficulty in obtaining approval by the project review board.
What can the project manager do to obtain project approval?


A. Reduce the project scope
B. Lower the projects quality level
C. Ask the project sponsor to increase the budget.
D. Develop a what-if scenario analysis to reduce project scope and/or postpone the timeline.